Горихвостка-лысушка vs small tortoiseshell

Phoenicurus phoenicurus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Горихвостка-лысушка is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Горихвостка-лысушка	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Muscicapidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Phoenicurus	Aglais
Species	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Горихвостка-лысушка and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Горихвостка-лысушка

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Горихвостка-лысушка	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Горихвостка-лысушка

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Горихвостка-лысушка

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden